MEDIA GUIDE - World Rowing

Mary Whipple (USA)Place of birthSacramento, CA, USADate of birth 10 May 1980Place of residence Princeton, NJ, USAHeight160 cm©2008 Michael Steele/Getty Images2010 Top 10 Rank 2All Time Women’s Rank at end of 2010 39Edition Competition Venue Event Rank2010 World Rowing Championships Karapiro, NZL W8+ 12008 Olympic Games Beijing, CHN W8+ 12007 World Rowing Championships Munich, GER W8+ 12006 World Rowing Championships Eton, GBR W8+ 12004 Olympic Games Athens, GRE W8+ 22002 World Rowing Championships Seville, ESP W8+ 1Further Personal InformationLanguagesEducationSport Specific InformationBegan rowingClub / TeamName of coachPosition in boatGeneral InterestHobbiesMost memorable sportingachievementAwards and honoursFamous relativesOther informationEnglishCommunications (University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA)In 1994 with the Capital Crew rowing club at California State UniversityUS Rowing Training Centre (Princeton, NJ, USA)Tom TerhaarCoxswainSnowboarding, hiking, cross-country skiing, backpacking, basketball, wakeboardingWinning Olympic gold in Beijing in the women’s eight2009: Honoured at the Seattle Star of the Year awards for helping the US team toOlympic gold2008: World Rowing Crew of the Year Award [with crewmates from the USA women’seight]1998: Named Most Outstanding Woman for the California State University CapitalCrewHer twin sister, Sarah, was a coxswain at University of California in Davis. BothMary and Sarah coxed their respective crews to gold medals at the 2002 NCAAChampionships.Along with Marcus McElhenney, produced several podcasts on the subject of coxingcalled “Shooting It Straight”. The pair aim to give advice and guidance to any potentialcoxswains while answering any questions listeners have. Whipple also launched herown website, “the 9th Seat”, offering one-to-one coaching advice and details of herown experiences.Full bio results available on www.worldrowing.com29. Media Guide © Copyright 2011 FISA & Infostrada Sports, all rights reserved > www.infostradasports.com